International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

How to Cite

Migaud, P. (2011), A First Approach to Links between Animals and Life on Board Sailing Vessels (1500–1800). International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 40: 283–292. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2011.00315.x

Keywords:

faunal analysis;

shipwreck;

life on board;

animal bones

Long voyages required serious logistics. Onboard meat supplies were analysed from animal remains found in shipwrecks. Here we present a bibliographical synthesis of results obtained from the study of 33 published shipwrecks in order to assess the importance of the presence of animals aboard and to underline questions still unanswered.